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    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on March 9.Artur Widak / NurPhoto via Getty Images file

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for snap election amid trade war with U.S.

    Carney said he needs a strong mandate to deal with a festering trade war launched by President Donald Trump.

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    Canada backs down from 25% electricity surcharge after Trump threats

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford had placed a 25% duty on electricity imported by the U.S. Trump responded by threatening to raise steel and aluminum tariffs by 50%.

    President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Friday.Roberto Schmidt / AFP - Getty Images

    Trump threatens escalation to trade war with Canada

     

    He warned he will levy even larger tariffs on steel and aluminum than he had planned, in retaliation for its electricity surcharge

    Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press/AP

    Why Canada’s Liberal Party Picked Mark Carney to Replace Justin Trudeau

    But can Carney tangle with Trump?

    Mark Carney, former governor of the bank of Canada, speaks during a press conference at the MELS studios in Montreal, Canada, on Feb. 25, 2025. | Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images

    Mark Carney dominated the race to replace Justin Trudeau. Here's what comes next

    Once Carney is settled into his new role, Governor General must swear him in

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    Canada will win trade war with US – next PM

    Mark Carney has claimed that his country is ready for a fight “when someone else drops the gloves”

    Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, March 9, 2025 © NurPhoto / Getty Images

    Former banker Mark Carney, who has been elected to succeed Justin Trudeau, vows to defeat the US president’s tariff war

    Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Mark Carney addresses supporters in Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday. (Jeff McIntosh/AP)

    Mark Carney to become Canada’s next prime minister amid trade war and US annexation threat

    Former central banker Mark Carney will be Canada’s next prime minister after winning the Liberal Party leadership on Sunday. He takes over as the country faces economic turmoil, a looming election, and rising tensions with the US over Donald Trump’s trade war and inflammatory talk of annexation.

    Liberal Party leader and future Prime Minister of Canadae Mark Carney is introduced during the Liberal leadership announcement in Ottawa, Sunday, March 9, 2025. JUSTIN TANG / AP

    Canada will soon have a new prime minister. Here’s what you need to know.

    From left, Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney greet one another before a debate in Montreal on Feb. 25. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press/AP)

    Trump tariffs, Canadian counter tariffs now in effect as deadline passes

    'No room left for Mexico or Canada' to make a deal, U.S. president says

    U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday afternoon that he decided tariffs on Canada and Mexico would go ahead at midnight. (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press)

    Trump calls Trudeau ‘a loser’

    The outgoing prime minister has ruined his country with “Marxist policies,” the US president claimed

    FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump © Alex Wong / Getty Images

    ‘It’s upside down’: Wild plane crash at airport

    Shocking footage shows a plane upside down at an airport in Canada in a crash that left multiple people injured.

    Up to eight people were injured. Picture: John Nelson/Facebook

    Why is Trump so fixated on Canada?

    Why is Trump so fixated on Canada?

    Canada vows swift retaliation to 'unjustified' Trump tariffs

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will work with the Trump administration over the coming weeks to make sure it understands the impact the levies would have on both the U.S. and Canada. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

    Behind the scenes of Canada's push to avoid Donald Trump's punishing tariffs

    Senior government sources expect the reprieve will be short-lived

    While Canada managed to avoid devastating tariffs for now, there are serious concerns the Canada-U.S. relationship is only going to get worse from here. (Patrick Doyle/Reuters, Nathan Howard/Reuters)

    Trudeau hits back at the U.S. with big tariffs after Trump launches a trade war

    Retaliation comes after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25% tariffs on goods

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media following the imposition of a raft of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada, Mexico and China, in Ottawa on Saturday. Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left to right, Foreign Affairs M

    Trump is starting a trade war. If he wants to absorb Canada, what comes next will be worse

    Experts say annexing by 'economic force' involves more than just tariffs

    What does a full-blown economic war look like? Think sanctions, import and export restrictions, trade embargoes, theft of intellectual property. (Ben Curtis/The Associated Press)
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